Identical Questions | | | | |
During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt you did not get enough rest or sleep? | 0–30 days | BRFSS 2011 – QLREST2 | During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt you did not get enough rest or sleep? | 0–30 days |
How often in the past 12 months would you say you were worried or stressed about having enough money to pay your rent/mortgage? Would you say that you were worried or stressed…? | Always → Never (5-point scale) | BRFSS 2011 – SCNTMONY | How often in the past 12 months would you say you were worried or stressed about having enough money to pay your rent/mortgage? Would you say you were worried or stressed…? | Always → never (5-point scale) |
Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good? | 0–30 days | BRFSS 2011 – MENTHLTH | Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good? | 0–30 days |
Next, we'd like to ask you about some of your general feelings and perceptions. In general, how satisfied are you with your life? [TELEPHONE ADD: Are you very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?] | Very satisfied → Very dissatisfied (4-point scale) | BRFSS 2010 – LSATISFY | In general, how satisfied are you with your life? | Very satisfied → very dissatisfied (4-point scale) |
Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your ENTIRE LIFE? | Yes/No | BRFSS 2011 – smokek100 | Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life? (Note: 5 packs = 100 cigarettes) | Yes/No |
Do you smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all? | Every day → Not at all (3-point scale) | BRFSS 2011 – SMOKDAY2 | Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all? | Every day → not at all (3-point scale) |
Have you had at least 12 alcoholic drinks over your ENTIRE LIFE? | Yes/No | NHIS 2011 – ALCLIFE | In your ENTIRE LIFE, have you had at least 12 drinks of any type of alcoholic beverage? | Yes/No |
Do you speak a language other than English at home? | Yes/No | ACS Q14 | Does this person speak a language other than English at home | Yes/No |
On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in a 24-hour period? | Hours/minutes per 24-hr period | NHIS – ACISLEEP | On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in a 24-hour period? | 1-24 hr, round up minutes |
To what extent do you consider yourself to be a religious person? | Very → Not at all (4-point scale) | GSS – RELPERSON | To what extent do you consider yourself a religious person? Are you… | Very → not at all (4-point scale) |
Non-Identical Questions | | | | |
On how many days during the PAST 30 DAYS, how often did you do the following kinds of physical activity? A VIGOROUS leisure-time physical activity for AT LEAST 10 MINUTES that cause HEAVY sweating or LARGE increases in breathing or heart rate? | 0–30 days | NHIS 2011 [Adult File] – vigfreqw | How often do you do VIGOROUS leisure-time physical activities for AT LEAST 10 MINUTES that cause HEAVY SWEATING or LARGE increases in breathing or heart rate? | Respondent chooses time period with which to phrase their response |
Physical activities specifically designed to STRENGTHEN your muscles (such as lifting weights, doing calisthenics, etc.)? | 0–30 days | NHIS 2011 [Adult File] – strfreqw | How often do you do LEISURE-TIME physical activities specifically designed to STRENGTHEN your muscles such as lifting weights or doing calisthenics? (Include all such activities even if you have mentioned them before.) | Varies (see above) |
In the PAST 12 MONTHS (365 days), on how many different DAYS would you estimate that you drank any type of alcoholic beverage? Your best guess is fine. | 0–365 days | NHIS 2011 – ALC12MYR | In the PAST YEAR, how often did you drink any type of alcoholic beverage? | Varies (see above) |
About how many minutes or hours in a Typical Day do you do each of the following? Watch Television | Do not do this at all → More than 5 hr a day (8-point scale) | NHANES – PAQ.710 | Over the past 30 days, on average how many hours per day did (SP) sit and watch TV or videos? Would you say… | <1 hr; 1 hr, 2 hr; 3 hr, 4 hr; 5+ hr; none, do not watch TV or videos |
In the past 7 DAYS, about how long in total did you spend working or doing any work-related activities for pay? Please include total time for all the jobs you work for pay. | Hours and minutes | GSS – HRS1, HRS 2 | How many hours did you work last week, at all jobs? How many hours a week do you usually work, at all jobs? | 0–89 hr |
Do you own or rent your home? | Own/rent/other arrangement | GSS – DWELOWN | Do you/Does your family) own your (home/apartment), pay rent, or what? | Own/buying, rent, other |
Are you currently married? | Yes/No | ACS – Q20 | What is this person's marital status? | Now married, widowed, divorced, separated, never married |
Do you, or does anyone else in the household, have any of the following conditions? Blindness or serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses | Yes/No | ACS Q17b | Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? | Yes/No |
Do you, or does anyone else in the household, have any of the following conditions? Deafness or serious difficulty hearing | Yes, I have this; Yes, another member of the household has this; Yes, both I and another member of the household have this; No, no one in the household has this | ACS Q17a | Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? | Yes/No |
Do you, or does anyone else in the household, have any of the following conditions? A serious difficulty in walking or climbing stairs | Yes, I have this; Yes, another member of the household has this; Yes, both I and another member of the household have this; No, no one in the household has this | ACS Q18b | Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? | Yes/No |
Do you, or does anyone else in the household, have any of the following conditions? A serious difficulty in concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition | Yes, I have this; Yes, another member of the household has this; Yes, both I and another member of the household have this; No, no one in the household has this | ACS Q18a | Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions? | Yes/No |
How well can you read a newspaper or book in…? A. English B. Spanish | Not at all → Very well (4-point scale) | Pew | Would you say you can read a newspaper or book in English? | Very well → not at all (4-point scale) |
How much do you weigh without shoes on? | Pounds: | NHANES – WHQ.025 | How much (do you/does SP) weigh without clothes or shoes? If (you are/she is) currently pregnant, how much did (you/she) weigh before your pregnancy? | Pounds or kilograms |
Of all the telephone calls that you or other members of your home receive, how many are received on a cell phone or smartphone? | All received on cell phones/smartphones; Almost all calls are received on cell phones/smartphones; Some received on cell phones/smart phones and some on regular phones; Very few are received on cell phones/smartphones; None on cell phones/smartphones | NHIS – PHONEUSE | Of all the telephone calls that you (or your family) receives, are… | All or almost all calls received on cell phones; Some received on cell phones and some on regular phones; Very few or none on cell phones |
EXCLUDING YOU, how many other adults (age 18 or over) live in your household? | 0–25 adults | ACS 2011 | How many people are living or staying at this address? | Open-ended response |
How many bedrooms are in your house, apartment, or mobile home? That is, how many bedrooms would you list if your house, apartment, or mobile home were on the market for sale or rent? | 1 → 5+ bedrooms (5-point scale) | ACS 2011 | How many of these rooms are bedrooms? Count as bedrooms those rooms you would list if this house, apartment, or mobile home were for sale or rent. If this is an efficiency/studio apartment, print “O” | Open-ended response |
How many automobiles, vans, and trucks of one-ton capacity or less are kept at home for use by members of your household? | 0–20 | ACS 2011 | How many automobiles, vans, and trucks of one-ton capacity or less are kept at home for use by members of this household? | None → 6 or more (7-point scale) |